がつく【きがつく】

Frequency rank: 1,690. (for form 気が付く: 1,266. – 1,268.)
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ku' ending
  1. to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise
  2. to be scrupulous; to be attentive
  3. to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Forms
  • がつく【きがつく】Frequency rank: 1,690.
  • がく【きがつく】Frequency rank: 1,266. – 1,268.
  • きがつく
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise
    2. This meaning is used when someone becomes aware of something, whether it is something happening around them or something within themselves.
    He noticed my gaze.
    She realized her mistake.
  2. to be scrupulous; to be attentive
    3. This meaning is used when someone is careful or diligent in paying attention to details.
    He is a person who is attentive to details.
  3. to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
    4. This meaning is used when someone wakes up from fainting or being unconscious.
    An ambulance arrived, and he regained consciousness and came to himself.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to noticeto suddenly noticeto notice after a whileto notice attentivelyto realize something forgottento notice himto notice changes aroundwithout realizing itto notice trivial thingsうっかりto inadvertently notice
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